Qwest customers forced from their homes by wildfire can activate
Emergency Call Forwarding for one month free of charge.

The service lets customers receive their home or business phone
calls on an alternative number. Calls can be forwarded to a
wireless phone or a temporary location for 30 days - free of
charge.

Customers wanting to activate this service should call the
Qwest/CenturyLink Repair Center and identify themselves as a
customer affected by the wildfires:

* Residential Customers: 1-800-573-1311

* Small Business Customers: 1-800-954-1211

* Large Business Customers: 1-800-223-7508

The repair center is open around the clock.

Mental health counseling

The Red Cross is providing counseling at evacuation shelters for
families who have lost their homes to the Monument Fire or who have
been evacuated from their homes as the fire spreads.

Child care help

The Arizona Department of Economic Security has people at the
three Monument Fire shelters in Sierra Vista and Bisbee to provide
information and to help with child care, said spokesman Steve
Meissner.

Replacing lost government documents

The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will offer help next
week at temporary mobile offices in Southern Arizona. Locations
will be announced soon.

Representatives can help with:

· Replacing lost or damaged Social Security cards;

· Working with the Veterans Benefits Administration to ensure
continuity of disability payments;

· Replacing lost or damaged passports;

· Addressing the disruption of services from programs such as
Social Security, Medicare, U.S. Postal Service and other federal
agencies.

· Working with U.S. Department of Agriculture programs to
coordinate post-fire habitat and watershed restoration
assistance;

· Working with U.S. Department of Agriculture programs to
coordinate assistance for lost livestock and damaged forage;

· Replacing lost or damaged military medals, ribbons, and/or
other citations;

· Addressing other concerns relating to the wildfires and
more.

If you need assistance from any federal agency, call Giffords’
Tucson office at 520-881-3588 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday or email GiffordsFireHelp@mail.house.gov. That address will
be checked outside of normal business hours.

The dozer was working to build a fire line, fort's commander
says. Water trucks will now be used to spray behind dozers.
Meanwhile, the much larger Monument Fire is holding in Miller
Canyon, above homes, but winds are a worry. Cost to fight it so
far: $4.1 million. Evacuated: 2,900 homes.